Mattek-Sands is the first American to win women's doubles at Flushing Meadows since 2011, when Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond did it.

The final was played on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and Mattek-Sands wore knee-high socks and a left wrist band with the same red-and-white-striped, star-spangled design she did while teaming with Jack Sock to win a gold medal in mixed doubles at the Rio Olympics last month. (Murray-Soares sweep to US Open men's doubles title)

"To have this result here has been amazing," Mattek-Sands told the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd during the trophy ceremony, her eyes welling with tears and her voice choking on her words. "It's a special day today here for everybody in New York."

For the runners-up, this was nearly a perfect way to bounce back from their tough trip to the Olympics. Garcia and Mladenovic lost in the first round there, then were provisionally suspended by the French tennis federation for "damaging" its image by criticizing officials over a clothing mix-up before that match.

Garcia and Mladenovic had not dropped a set in the tournament until the final, eliminating each of the women who won last year's U.S. Open and are now with new partners - beating Martina Hingis in the semifinals, and Sania Mirza in the quarterfinals.

Garcia and Mladenovic only became doubles partners at the start of 2016, and in June, they became the first pair of Frenchwomen to win the French Open doubles trophy in 45 years. They have reached the finals at seven of their 15 tournaments together.

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